History of Computers - Tony Tuccillo

  • Holes in Cards

    Holes in Cards

    Used for memory
  • Analytical Machine

    Analytical Machine

    proposed general purpose computer
  • von Neumann architecture

    von Neumann architecture

    A computer architecture in which the data and the program are both stored in the computer's memory in the same address space
  • ENIAC

    ENIAC

    The first general-purpose computer
  • UNIVAC

    UNIVAC

    The world's first commercially produced electronic digital computer
  • high-level programming language

    high-level programming language

    Deals with high powered and complex applications
  • UNIX

    UNIX

    a family of multitasking, multi user computer operating systems.
  • Altair

    Altair

    A microcomputer that was sold to the public.
  • PC

    PC

    A computer that is made for smaller personal use
  • Apple

    Apple

    An American multinational technology company that designs, develops, and sells consumer electronics, computer software, and online services
  • CRAY-1

    CRAY-1

    It was a supercomputer for Los Alamos National Laboratory.
  • first electronic spreadsheet

    first electronic spreadsheet

    VisiCalc was a spreadsheet program.
  • Macintosh

    Macintosh

    This was the first mass-market personal computer featuring an integral graphical user interface and mouse
  • Windows

    Windows

    a computer operating system with a graphical user interface.